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The Place of the Skull. It was discovered in 1842. This is one of two places believed to be the site of Christ's crucifixion.
In 1883 a British soldier and Bible student General Charles Gordon spent 6 months in the Old City. Looking from a friend's house on the city wall, he recognized the skull-like rock and said, " this is the place where my Savior died." The location of this place is important, it relates to information given in the Bible. It is just outside the city gate (Heb. 13:12) and near the city (John 19:20). Crucifixions were normally displayed on the sides of major crowded highways, not on hills. They did this so people would see them & know the reason they had been punished by hanging signs above their heads, it also served as a warning to other. This place is located near 2 busy roadways, the road to Jericho & the road to Damascus.
